Editor of The Border Watch
South Australia, Australia
- Current
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- Editor-in-chief at The Border Watch
- Past
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- Editor, Kalgoorlie Miner at West Australian Newspapers
- PR consultant at Gorey Media (Self-employed)
- Managing Editor at Ovens and Murray Newspapers
- Education
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- Catholic Regional College, Traralgon
- Connections
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connections
- Industry
- Newspapers
- Websites
Michael Gorey’s Summary
Twenty-one years in the Australian media, specialising in rural and regional publications. Fifteen years in country newspapers as an editor and manager, six years spent self employed as a communications consultant.
Michael Gorey’s Specialties:
HR management, sub-editing and reporting skills, financial controls, marketing and product development.
Michael Gorey’s Experience
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Editor-in-chief
The Border Watch
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
May 2008 — Present (5 months)
The Border Watch is South Australia's premier regional newspaper, published four times a week Tuesday to Friday. The position involves personnel management, news allocation, story selection, circulation growth and community relations.
The editor-in-chief is also responsible for The South Eastern Times (bi-weekly) at Millicent and The Pennant (weekly) at Penola. -
Editor, Kalgoorlie Miner
West Australian Newspapers
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; WAN.AX; Newspapers industry)
January 2006 — May 2008 (2 years 5 months)
The Kalgoorlie Miner is Western Australia's only regional daily newspaper. It circulates Monday to Saturday in the Goldfields-Esperance region.
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PR consultant
Gorey Media (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Public Relations and Communications industry)
October 1999 — December 2005 (6 years 3 months)
Services provided included public relations, strategic communications, issues management, media relations, web site development and maintenance, newsletter production. Clients were mostly government agencies.
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Managing Editor
Ovens and Murray Newspapers
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Newspapers industry)
January 1997 — September 1999 (2 years 9 months)
I was responsible for the production and operation of the Myrtleford Times, the Alpine Observer and the Mount Hotham-Falls Creek News.
Michael Gorey’s Education
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Catholic Regional College, Traralgon
HSC, English, English Literature, Politics, Biblical Studies, German, 1979 — 1984
Michael Gorey’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
